Cabdriver robbed in Hillcrest

A cabdriver dropping off a fare in Hillcrest was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night by two men, San Diego police said.

The driver was on Robinson Avenue near Third Avenue about 11:45 p.m. when he was approached by the men after he stopped to let his passenger out, police said. One of the thieves pointed a gun at him and demanded money. H handed over his wallet and a cell phone, police said, and his passenger ran away.

One of the robbers was described as black and in his 20s, 6 feet tall and thin, wearing a black T-shirt, police said. The other was said to be black, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 180 pounds, wearing a red shirt. They were last seen heading south on Third.